Decisive year ahead for Tesla
The electric automaker Tesla is facing problems as it enters the new year. It isn’t meeting its goal of producing 5,000 vehicles per week of its mass market Model 3 sedan, and it could...
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Sweden’s mega battery factory set to open in 2020
Former Tesla executive Peter Carlsson wants to build the first large-scale battery factory for the European automotive industry in Sweden. The Swiss industrial group ABB and the state-owned Swedish energy group Vattenfall are already...
Electric cars beat diesel in lifecycle analysis
A lifecycle analysis of electric cars shows that they emit less greenhouse gases than conventional diesel vehicles, even when powered by the most carbon-intensive electricity in Europe. The demand for critical metals will also...
Volvo bids ‘adjö’ to the internal combustion engine
Volvo Cars has become the first major carmaker to move away from the internal combustion engine, announcing that all new Volvos will have an electric motor from 2019 onwards. The company aims to have...
London’s iconic black cabs are going green
The London Taxi Company has opened the world’s first manufacturing plant dedicated to building mass-market electric taxis. The plant is expected to build more than 20,000 ultra-low emission vehicles per year. London’s iconic black...
87th Geneva International Motor Show
The 87th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show has its doors to the public from March 9-19, 2017. The Show is one of the “Top 5” in the world and is the only...
Oslo diesel car ban causes chaos
Oslo reacted to the heavy winter smog by banning private diesel cars from the city’s streets on Tuesday for the first time in its history. Drivers are in an uproar because diesel cars make...
Green cars steal the stage at the Paris Motor Show
The biennial Paris Motor Show closed its doors to the public on 16 October 2016, having attracted car enthusiasts from around the world. Since 2008, the Global Environmental Society has been promoting the concept...
Elon Musk needs more cash
The planned merger between Tesla and SolarCity is able to overwhelm even the eternal optimist Elon Mask. He needs new capital to make the merger happen. Both companies are losing money. John Dyer reports...
Elon Musk outlines energy master plan
Elon Musk’s ambitious extend well beyond Tesla. The Californian entrepreneur has set his sights on building up an integrated energy company where consumers will be able to buy everything from electric cars to electric...
Buyer’s premium for electric cars: much money for small impact
In Germany, the currently debated buyer’s premium for electric cars doesn’t add up. That’s the conclusion reached by economists from the Niedersachsen Research Centre for Vehicle Technology at the Technical University of Braunschweig. Professor...
86th Geneva International Motor Show
All of the key players from the global automobile industry will be gathering at the 86th Geneva International Motor Show, which opens today and runs until March 13, 2016. This includes all the major...
How strongly is industry influencing political decisions?
The Alpensymposium in Interlaken is always a meeting point for interesting people from politics and industry and offers a good opportunity to get different views from both sides. German politician Wolfgang Bosbach, a member...
Obama misses electric vehicle mark
The US president wanted to see a total of one million electric vehicles on the streets of America by 2015. For now there are only 330,000, half of which are in California. One of...
Germany’s quest for green cars
For over a decade, Germany has been at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly cars. This process is generously supported with subsidies. But what does the reality look like? German automakers have been researching...
2015 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show highlights
As the 2015 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show nears its end, we want to present some of the electric and hybrid highlights that help keep the air clean and drivers thrilled. Audi e tron quattro...
“New Mobility World” at the IAA Cars in Frankfurt
The 66th International Motor Show (IAA) Cars in Frankfurt am Main will be opened by Angela Merkel on September 17 and run through to the 27. A new exhibition section entitled “New Mobility World”...
E-mobility: a conflict of emotions
Sustainable, emission-free, environmentally conscious – the calls for green mobility are getting louder. But how environmentally friendly are electric cars really? Sustainable, emission-free, environmentally conscious! Electric cars are a trend which began in the...
Electric vehicles cool cities down
A recent study shows that electric vehicles emit significantly less heat than conventional ones. That difference could mitigate the urban heat island effect in big cities like Beijing. There is an increasingly hot debate...
Electric vehicle range anxiety unfounded
Scientists in the US have found that electric vehicle batteries have a longer useful life than current standards suggest, long enough to meet the daily travel needs of most drivers. In the first study...
